Orlando, Florida (April 22, 2008) -- Despite early promise, Ryan
Dalziel's 'Mexico City 250' ended in retirement last
Saturday -- 19th April, as Round 3 of the 2008 Grand-Am Rolex Sports
Car Series Presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 played out at the
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

Sharing the #2 SAMAX Motorsport BMW-Riley Daytona Prototype with Henri
Zogaib, Dalziel had high hopes heading into Saturday's 250-mile
endurance sprint. Those hopes looked well founded as the 26-year-old
Scot set the second fastest time in Thursday's official practice
session around the 2.5-mile track. Ryan's lap time of 1m20.880s
was only bettered by reigning champion Alex Gurney, the American lapping
in 1.20.536s in the #99 Bob Stallings / Riley-Matthews Pontiac Riley.

Friday's qualifying shootout would see Dalziel's team-mate
Henri Zogaib take the wheel. The Orlando racer qualified 16th in the
Daytona Prototype division from a field of 32 cars entered for the 2-hour
45-minute event. Zogaib subsequently took the start of the race as the
green flag dropped on Saturday afternoon and he quickly reveled in the
power advantage enjoyed by the BMW engine on the long Mexican straights.

Breaking into the top-ten in the early stages, the American's
progress in the #2 BMW-Riley was soon thwarted as he was spun out
following contact with the GT-entered #21 Pontiac GTO.R -- driven by
Pepe Montano on lap 12. While the incident failed to trigger a full
course caution, Zogaib rejoined the action before pitting three laps
later with flat-spotted tires, Dalziel taking over as the SAMAX
Motorsport crew set to work refueling the car and slapping on a fresh set
of rubber.

Ryan's challenge looked daunting with the car now down a lap after
the previous incident but buoyed by its competitive lap times the
Scottish racer set to work making up for lost time. As the race
approached the half-way marker Dalziel's flat-out pace hauled the
car back onto the lead lap, no easy task in a division as competitive as
the Daytona Prototype class. His progress was ultimately hindered as an
on-going battle for position with the #47 Doran Racing Ford Dallara saw
some questionable driving from his on-track rival. A broken rear
drive-shaft on the Scotsman's car was the result of the final
contact from the #47 entry in their heated exchange -- Dalziel
retiring the #2 Daytona Prototype on lap 58.

"It's disappointing to retire as we were super quick,"
Dalziel stated later. "Everything was looking good before we had
to call it a day. I'd managed to get back onto the lead lap and we
were setting lap times that were at least the equal of the race leaders.
The car was mega after our last stop but after I was hit repeatedly the
resulting damage took its toll. All things considered it was a good
weekend to that point. The team was flawless throughout and we ran
competitively from start to finish. Unfortunately lady luck wasn't
on our side but at least we get to do it all again this coming weekend in
Virginia!"